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Multicenter Study
. 1993 Jul;68(1):146-50.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1993.303.

Prognostic value of Helix pomatia in breast cancer. International (Ludwig) Breast Cancer Study Group

No authors listed
Free PMC article
Multicenter Study

Prognostic value of Helix pomatia in breast cancer. International (Ludwig) Breast Cancer Study Group

No authors listed. Br J Cancer. 1993 Jul.
Free PMC article

Abstract

Six hundred and eighty-four primary breast cancers from the International (Ludwig) Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG) were studied for Helix pomatia lectin (HPA) binding. There was a weak correlation between lymph node-positive and HPA positive (P = 0.04). In our series there was a large advantage in disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) for node-negative patients (P < 0.0001 DFS and OS). However, there was no such advantage for HPA-negative patients (P = 0.23 DFS and P = 0.32 OS). We conclude that in this randomised patient group HPA is of no clinical predictive value.

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